Ironing-board-cover holder



April 9, 1929. Q ESMARMN 1,708,667

momma BOARD COVER HOLDER Filed Nov. 11, 1926 Qvwemtoz 14 17; Claw/419mm Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

MARY C. E SMARIAN, 0F CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY.

IRONING-BOARD-COVEE HOLDER.

Application filed November 11, 1926. Serial No. 147,783.

This invention relates to ironing board cover holders and in particular to one adapted to maintain the cover in proper position about an ironing board.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a cover holder through the medium of which the cover may be drawn tightly and maintained in such position securely around the peripheral edges of the ironing board thereby eliminating wrinkling or creasing of the cover which is objectionable to one using the ironing board. 7

A still further object of the invention is to provide strip members or the like, of angular formation which may be secured to the under side of the ironing board and which may be varied at will to suit the difierent sized ironing boards to which it may be applied. 7

. A still further object of the invention is to provide a device for retaining an ironing board cover in position, which can be used by the housewife with a minimum of labor and time and which can be manufactured cheaply and soldiat low cost to the consumer.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of my inventionthat they may embody the same in the various modifications in structure and relation contemplated, a drawing depicting a preferred form has been annexed as a part of this disclosure and in such drawings,simi lar reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the under side of an ironing board, the cover of which is shown held in position by my improved device.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional View showing how my device is employed to retain the ironing board cover about the ironing board smoothly and firmly.

Figure 3 is a View in perspective of one of the angular strip members showing how the same may be made up in adjustable form to fit any particular type ofironing board.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 indicates an ironing board of the usual type which, at one end, is of greater width than at the other, and whose top face is usually covered by a pad 6, which is held in position through the medium of the canvas or muslin cover 7, the edges of which are folded over the edges of the ironing board and project onto the under side 8 of the ironing board.

It has always been a problem to maintain a cover securely aboutan ironing board due causes a fold on the face of to the uneven contour thereof and also due to the variation in width of the ironing board from one end to the other. The cause of the troublebeing that any single or plurality of spaced holding members, such, for instance, as spring clips, placed at spaced distances along the ironing board and transversely thereof to hold the cover, have been unsuitable due to the wrinkling between the gripping points of the device, which eventually the ironing board cover, thereby preventing the proper ironing of the garments.

In order to provide an ironing board cover holder which will maintain the cover securely about the edges of the ironing board and will draw the same tightly thereabout to present a smooth and unwrinkled surface of the cover on the face of the board, 7 I provide strip members 9 of angular formation, the upstanding portions 10 thereof being disposed toward the edge of the ironing board and being provided with openings 11, the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained. The strip members 9, of which there are usually four, that is, the side strips 9, and shorter end strips 12, the strip at the upper end of the board being of course, longer than the one at the lower end of the board, due to the taper of the ironing board, which is common. The strip members 9 and 12 are alike in construction and the feet portions 13 thereof are se cured to the back face 8 of the ironing board through the medium of the screws 14, it of course being understood that any suitable means could just as well be employed to secure the angle strips in place.

It will be noted in Figure 1 thatwhen the strips are .in position on the back of the ironing board that they provide a means entirely around and adjacent the edge of the ironing board for holding the cover in position, use being made of a cord or twine 15 which is threadedthrough the edge of the cover 7 and is passed successively back and forth between the cover 7 and the openingsll in the angle strips 9 and 12. It will be evident that this sewing or threadingof the cover in position through the medium of the improved angle members can be accomplished with a minimum of time and labor and the entire operation can be completed without cut-ting the twine or thread or whatever else is used to maintain the cover of the ironing board in position and the same may be drawn upon at will to forcibly pull the cover about the edges to the ironing board through the medium of the screws 1? but has its bottom 18 out way as at 19, theupstanding' portion 20 of the strip being extended as shown, to overlie the'upstanding portion 21 of an auxiliary or extensionfstrip 22 which is in turn secured'to the back of the board through the medium of the screws 23. Both of the upstanding portions 20ya'nd2l of the angle strips 16 and 22 are provided with the openings 24: and 25 and it will be noted that openings 24corresponding with openings25 as to distance apart so that if the holes 24 are spaced one inch apart, no

measurement need be taken of the distance the 3 angle piece 22 is to be advanced to lit any par- ,ticular size of ironing board, it being evident that the same can be moved until its end hole 24: engages or is in alignment with any of the openings 25in the angle piece 16. I D

It will'be'seen, therefore, that both side pieces which are comprised of angle strips maybe varied in length to suit the particular size of board to which they are to be applied and theopenings bein'g'in alignment where the angle pieces overlap Will not prevent the threading in the usual manner of the twine 1 5 therethrough to secure the edge of the cover 6 in proper position about the edge ofthe ironing board. I i It will be evident, therefore, that I have provided a newan-d improved ironing board cover holding feature which not only saves time, in the lacing of the twine necessary to v theholding of the ironing board cover but Which is also provided so that the cover may be drawn'tautly and securely about the board, thereby eliminating wrinkles from the face thereof, and presenting a smooth ironing surface on the board top. It is also evident that I have provided a simplified means of securing the ironing board cover 'in'place and one which will maintain the ironing board cover in its proper position at all points throughout the surface of the board, thereby eliminating the bulkiness and wringling heretoforepresent in devices employing. only live or six-contact points,'which are drawn upon to secure the cover in position around the board.

While I have illustrated and described my invention Withsome degree of particularity,

of the ironing boardand adapted to be fixed thereto, each'of'said strip members having a plurality of openings in the upstanding portions thereof, the openings being arranged to receive a lacing'member adapted to retain the cover in position about the ironing board.

2. An ironlng board cover holder comprising L-shaped strip members adapted to be fixed to the board in overlapping relation to each other and adjacent the edge of the board and having openings in the upstandmg'portionsthereof, the opemngs being arranged to receive a lacing member adapted to retain a cover in position about theedgeof the ironing board.

3; A *ronlng b'oard'cover holder comprising a plurality of L shapedangle members arranged ad acent the side and end edges of the under side of an ironing-board and-having openings in the upstanding portions thereof, V

the openings'being arranged to receive a lacing member passing through a cover to thereby retain it in position upon the board. I

a, An ironing board cover holder consisting of aplurality of strip-like'holding members having upstanding portions and arranged a'djacent the side and end'edges of the board and the upstanding portions being provided with a plurality of openings therein for receiving a lacing member. adapted to retain a cover in position about the'edge of the ironing board; 7 1

5. An ironing board comprising a, flexible top covering, theedges of which extend'over the sides ofthe board, a plurality of longitudinally extending rigid L-shaped strip members each having openings in the upstanding portions thereof'secluredto the under side of the board, and a cord-member sewn through the edges'of the covering and adapted to engage the rigid memberswhereby the covering is securely held in place on the ironing board.

In testimony whereof Ifa'liix my signature.

(Mrs) MARY CESIVIARIANQ L. 5.] 

